Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-18
MONTANA NEWS.

Tho county aricsian well ~ Mics City.
which cost s 800, has ceased to low.
silverman's gun store, in Helena, was
forcibly entered one night last week and
500 worth 81 goods stolen.
The laying of the first rail and the dris-
ing Of he first spike ia the construction 81
the railroad up the Bitter Root valley oc-
CURED on the 9th instant.
Jim Dohcrty. Of Wickcs, IN Industrious
miner, while attempting to prevent two
men from fighting. is shot in the hip by one
of them and receives u dangerous wound.
The Miner of Butte. has been attached
in the sum OF SiS,37l by Clark & Iarabie,
la n suit for money alleged to be due for
notes due and mooney oycrdrawn at the
bank.
The Granite Mountain Mining Company,
of Philipsburg, August 10th paid dividend
No. ~. Of City CENTS a share. aesregating
S2Oo, 900 paid this year, aud 50 500. 900
paid to date.
The sun river canal from Teton to Great
Falls Is completed. and works to- perfrc-
ton. II is seventy five miles long aud will
Open up to settlement over loo, 1000 ncres
Of the best agricultural lands in the Terri
tory.
w. =. Schu--ler, who was employed on
the Mincr during Isigcnluss' mauag cement.
committed suicide in Butte ON the 10th
inst The loss Of money ia gambling aud
horse racing If said 10 have been the cause
Of his rash act
II Is reported that "a valuable gold bear
ing quart p ledge has recently been di>cay-
cred on the Fort Ills reservation, and
that Victor +. Tnll aud ~ Mounts have
made several locntions ON the lead. l. is
To be hoped that the discoveries and orig
inal locators win find millions in it.
Courier.
II Is reported that Jim krimpncr has
bonded his Mil creek mines Ia \. N. Esler
aHd Others for one year, IN the sum of
$50, GOO, 10 per cent. oi which Is paid in
cash. Negotiations were pending for the
bonding of the Great Eastern. property al
Aylsworth & Van Tassrl. in Upper Emi-
grant but no satisfactory arrangement
was arrived at, as the owners had better
offers from other apitalists.-Conricr.
Uncle Jesse Taylor secs that the days Of
immense herds in this country are drawing
to close. To Great Falls Tribune re-
porter he said: The cattle business Is
undergoing n change, for which myself and
Others have prepared. The large ranges
are breaking mp here rs well as elsewhere;
but this will always be a great cattle coun-
try and our people will adapt themselves
to the new conditions. We ran breed and
raise AZ fine cattle and sheep rs any part
of the country
An unknown man was drowned at the
Clark's Fork ferry last week. lie was
coming down the river in "A small blue skig
As he passed under the ferry cable which
was stretched across lie Yellowstone he
cought bold Of It with both hands for what
reason il is not known, the boat Slipped
from under leaving him hanging to the ga
BILE. James Bundy. the fcrrymnn. called
out to him to hold on aud he would come
out and ct him with the boat, but before
he could get there the man let go aud lri!ted
down the river. The body has not been
recovered 20 lar 10 could be learnel.-
zette.
L. II. Nunday, a tramp, WIS arrested the
other day at Missoula ON the charge OF
rolling railroad employee. The brothers
were tele-raphed to and sent oat phys
ician To investigate. THE physician identi-
fed the man as the youngest II the three
brothers, wno started oat west two years
ago with 81 8. 600 to make his fortune. bis
soon squandercd his fortune. and
his vicious habits finally led him To the
condition Of a common tramp. The Chi
eago physician took hold oI the prodi.al
son and started back with him for his
former home, where it j. hoped he will
''straighten up"
The Inter Mountain details serious
shooting srrape that occurred near u elruse
last week. Three ranch men, named
=. e. Maddox. Charles Powers aud
Peterson, vent to tire farm oi G. i Clay
ton, near Msifoze, aaa tasss -. ,a-a az